🥇 Wow! Just wow! What a performance by the Blitzboks to take gold with a superb victory over Fiji in the Commonwealth Games final! Well done to all the teams in Birmingham, what a wonderful tournament! A second sevens gold for
@TeamSA2024
!
Springbok Sevens
Ladies and gentlemen, you have a new
@CanadaSevens
champion. It is your
#Blitzboks
. Well done to all involved and for those who never left us.
It has become a bit of a tradition to celebrate a win in the US with
@inandoutburger
. A double double. With a shake. A bit of indulging but for now we enjoy the moment. Tomorrow it will be back to work again for
@CanadaSevens
.
The final try by Impi Visser. Brushing aside would be tacklers. Final score 33-7 All over, well done guys that is four consecutive in 2022
@WorldRugby7s
. And six in a row.
#BestofUs
Just by the remotest of chances that you have been on another planet or that you have just returned from a flight around the world. The Blitzboks are the 2017/8
@WorldRugby7s
series champions after defeating England 24-14 in the final
@Paris7s
. Man that’s lekker to say it again.
🗣️ Blitzbok reaction from
@Dubai7s
: "We were clinical and it was an amazing performance to beat such a strong USA team"
👉 More here:
#BestofUs
@ASICS_ZA
@FNBSA
Fantastic effort by this group of players who despite many injuries and being down to 10 at the start, pushed Fiji all the way in one if the best
@WorldRugby7s
finals ever. Well done Fiji . Great job Hamilton
@NZ_Sevens
BREAKING NEWS !!! BREAKING NEWS !!! We have reached 50 000 followers on Twitter. On behalf of the Blitzboks thank you so much for your support. Now for a 100 000 !
🤩 The Blitzboks left their best for last to claim the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham - this is how they did it:
@TeamSA2024
#BestOfUs
Thank you for the amazing support South Africa. 💚🇿🇦
It was not the weekend we were hoping for but we will come back stronger together. 💪
#BestOfUs
#RWC7s
The Blitzboks captain, Philip Snyman, was the flag bearer for the
@Springboks
in Bloemfontein on Saturday, when they took on England. He took his daughter Emily with him to share this special moment.
#PROUD
#weplayforyou
@snymanphilip
🇿🇦 A proud and relieved Neil Powell has heaped praise on the Blitzbok players for their Birmingham brilliance this weekend - more here:
@TeamSA2024
#BestOfUs
Consistency. Last year the
@WorldRugby7s
series was won by winning FIVE tournaments. This time they won in Dubai and Paris, losing finalists in Sydney, Hamilton and London. They won bronze in Cape Town, Vancouver, Hong Kong and placed fourth in Las Vegas, Singapore.
#weplayforyou
What’s next for Selvyn Davids? A call up to
@BafanaBafana
perhaps. He won’t be out of place with these insane football skills he showed against Wales.... but no, sorry, he is ours!
@CastleLagerSA
@FNBSA
@ASICS_ZA
What childhood dreams are made of. Sakoyisa Makata on scoring the winning try in the Blitzboks stunning 29-24 win over
@Fiji7sTeam
in the final of
@LASevensRugby
#BestofUs
"I was quite fortunate out there today," says Siviwe Soyizwapi after becoming only the ninth player (and the first since 2005) to score four tries in a
#RWC7s
match. "The guys on my inside did all the work. It is my job to make sure I finish their good work."
#weplayforyou